Connecticut DOT Hearings on Bus Fares

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Notice of Intent to Increase Public Transit Fares Including Fares for

Urban Bus Systems

Express Commuter Bus Services and

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Paratransit Services

            Notice is hereby given that the Department of Transportation proposes to increase public transit bus fares.  The State of Connecticut Department of Transportation will hold public hearings on the proposed fare changes. The basic one-way fare on CTTransit buses would go from $1.30 to $1.50 on January 5, 2014. Fares on other bus transit services would increase as well. (See link below.)

            Public hearings on the public transit bus fare increase will be held as follows:

            The proposed bus fare tables may be viewed on the Department’s website at www.ct.gov/dot/farecomments.  Written comments on the proposed fare adjustments must be delivered or mailed by October 11, 2013, to State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Public Transportation, P.O. Box 317546, Newington, CT 06131-7546. The caption “COMMENT ON INTENT TO INCREASE PUBLIC TRANSIT FARES” must appear on the envelope. E-mailed comments should be made within the same time frame and addressed to dot.farecomments@ct.gov

            These hearings are accessible to persons with disabilities. Hearing impaired individuals or persons speaking a language other than English, wishing to attend any of these hearings and requiring an interpreter may make arrangements by contacting the Department of Transportation’s Office of Communications at (860) 594-3062 (VOICE ONLY), or (860) 594-3090 (TTY) at least five working days prior to the hearing you wish to attend. 

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